Whitinsville, MA

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2022 Population

7,273

0.764% 1-year decline

US Senator

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

38.1

1.33% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

9.21%

7.17% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$88,750

2.02% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$398,500

11.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Whitinsville, MA had a population of 7.27k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $88,750. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Whitinsville, MA declined from 7,329 to 7,273, a −0.764% decrease and its median household income grew from $86,997 to $88,750, a 2.02% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Whitinsville, MA are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.23%), White (Hispanic) (3.56%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.68%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.47%).

None of the households in Whitinsville, MA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Whitinsville, MA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Whitinsville, MA was $398,500, and the homeownership rate was 57.6%.

Most people in Whitinsville, MA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Whitinsville, MA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Whitinsville, MA employs 3.96k people. The largest industries in Whitinsville, MA are Retail Trade (739 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (714 people), and Educational Services (412 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($119,479), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,932), and Utilities ($68,704).

Employment

Occupations

3.96k

2022 Value

± 649

1.41%

1 Year growth

± 22.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Whitinsville, MA grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 3.91k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Whitinsville, MA, are Sales & Related Occupations (612 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (565 people), and Management Occupations (436 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Whitinsville, MA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Massachusetts (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.96k

2022 Value

± 649

1.41%

1 Year growth

± 22.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Whitinsville, MA grew at a rate of 1.41%, from 3.91k employees to 3.96k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Whitinsville, MA, are Retail Trade (739 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (714 people), and Educational Services (412 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Whitinsville, MA, though some of these residents may live in Whitinsville, MA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,856

Median earning men ± $16,176

$35,187

Median earning women ± $9,137

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($138,013), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,021), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($56,389), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,000), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,535).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.61%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.67M people employed in Massachusetts. This represents a 2.61% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Massachusetts.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing the state of Massachusetts. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (65.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (31.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.29%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Massachusetts went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 65.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.29%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Massachusetts for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Massachusetts

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Elizabeth Warren

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ed Markey

Senator from Massachusetts

Assumed office on July 16, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Mo Cowan, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of John Kerry, who had become Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are the senators currently representing Massachusetts.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Massachusetts over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Massachusetts

Massachusetts is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Massachusetts have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.17% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.24% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.35M), High School or Equivalent (1.34M), and Graduate Degree (1.03M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Whitinsville, MA was $398,500 in 2022, which is 1.41 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $357,900 to $398,500, a 11.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Whitinsville, MA is 57.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Whitinsville, MA have an average commute time of 32.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Whitinsville, MA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$398,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$35,787

$1,629

Median Property Taxes

±$326

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Whitinsville, MA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Whitinsville, MA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

57.6%

Homeownership

2022

66.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 57.6% of the housing units in Whitinsville, MA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 58.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Whitinsville, MA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 7502
Census Tract 7501

The following map shows all of the places in Whitinsville, MA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,750

Median Household Income

± $11,331

2.83k

Number of Households

± 490

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.83k households in Whitinsville, MA grew to $88,750 from the previous year's value of $86,997.

The following chart displays the households in Whitinsville, MA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Whitinsville, MA is from Massachusetts.

0.48

2022 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

0.48

2021 Wage GINI in Massachusetts

In 2022, the income inequality in Massachusetts was 0.48 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.047% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Massachusetts was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Massachusetts in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Massachusetts across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.7%)
Worked At Home (13.4%)
Carpooled (5.6%)

In 2022, 77.7% of workers in Whitinsville, MA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (5.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Whitinsville, MA have a longer commute time (32.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.91% of the workforce in Whitinsville, MA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Whitinsville, MA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Whitinsville, MA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Whitinsville, MA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Whitinsville, MA (660 out of 7.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Whitinsville, MA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.3% of the population of Whitinsville, MA has health coverage, with 53.9% on employee plans, 18.1% on Medicaid, 9.7% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 2.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Worcester County, MA see 997 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.499% decrease from the previous year (1002 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1326 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 181 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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997 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Worcester County, MA

Primary care physicians in Worcester County, MA see an average of 997 patients per year. This represents a 0.499% decrease from the previous year (1,002 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Worcester County, MA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.4% were men and 53.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.7%

Uninsured

53.9%

Employer Coverage

18.1%

Medicaid

9.7%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

2.43%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Whitinsville, MA grew by 44.4% from 2.56% to 3.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Whitinsville, MA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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